Description
Description
Since 1987, the Fender Custom Shop—affectionately known at CME as “The Dream Factory”—has grown to a band of over 50 veteran guitar artisans who take Leo Fender’s legacy to its utmost heights by bringing dream guitars and basses to life.
Taking an amp builder’s sensability to instrument design, Leo Fender’s modular approach empasized swapable components. This foundational design philosophy portended a future that we now inhabit, in which it’s not only easy to replace individual parts and maintain the longevity of each instrument—but, players also have the ability to customize every component of an instrument, giving them innumerable options when dreaming up their ideal guitar.
Here at Chicago Music Exchange, we’ve collaborated with the best minds at Fender to build the best instruments from top to bottom, tirelessly going over each spec to ensure that we offer you the best of what Fender has to offer—from neck shaping and fretwork, to finishing and aging.
As a result of our ongoing collaboration, the instrument you see here is, of course, much more than the sum of its parts. Imbued with history, alive with the spirit and devotion of those who crafted it, this Fender Custom Shop creation is brimming with intangible, electrifying elements, that add new dimensions to every playing experience.
Specs
Specs
General
| Series: | Fender Custom Shop |
| Country of Manufacture: | Made in the USA |
| Product Color: | Bright Sapphire Metallic |
| Relic/Aging Level: | NOS (New Old Stock) |
| Case Type: | Hardshell Case Included |
| Factory Setup: | E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E) |
Body
| Body Shape: | Stratocaster |
| Body Material: | 2-Piece Select Alder Body |
| Body Finish: | NOS Lacquer Finish with Gold Hardware |
Neck
| Neck Material: | 1-Piece 4A Flame Maple Neck |
| Neck Finish: | NOS Lacquer Finish with Gold Hardware |
| Neck Shape: | 10/56 Soft "V" Back-Shape |
| Fingerboard Material: | 1-Piece 4A Flame Maple Neck |
| Nut Material: | Bone |
| Nut Width: | 1.65" (42mm) |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 9.5" |
| Scale Length: | 25.5" |
| Number of Frets: | 21 Frets |
| Neck Joint: | Bolt-On |
| Fingerboard Inlay: | Abalone Dot Markers |
| Inlay Shape: | Dots |
Electronics
| Bridge Pickup: | Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '50s Strat Pickup with Gold Magnets |
| Middle Pickup: | Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '50s Strat Pickup with Gold Magnets |
| Neck Pickup: | Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '50s Strat Pickup with Gold Magnets |
| Controls and Switching: | Vintage Modified #2 Wiring with Tone-Saver Bleed; 5-Way Switch |
Hardware
| Hardware Color: | Gold |
| Bridge: | Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo |
| Tuning Machines: | Vintage-Style Tuning Machines |
| String Tree: | Wing String Tree |
| Fret Wire: | Gold Medium Vintage (47095) Frets |
| Saddle: | Metal |
| Pickguard: | Single-Ply 11-Hole Parchment Pickguard |
| Hardware Notes: | 70th Anniversary Strat Neckplate |